Lunaria And Other Oddities Of Nature

Author : K.C. Williams
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780557894178

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Lunaria and Other Oddities of Nature by K.C. Williams Pdf

K.C. Williams' first collection of short fiction takes you into the dark world of the human soul, where the edges of reality take on the blurred essence of a photograph streaked with rain.From the lovely but damaged title character in the novella, "Lunaria" to a naked man falling from the sky clad only in his socks, from an desperately unhappy woman who chooses a dangerous transformation to a trio of sisters who grow sentient flowers that cause pregnancy, from a battered wife who discovers redemption in a lost turtle to a young, pregnant girl who thinks her unborn baby is dead, these stories will alternately disturb, provoke and challenge your perceptions of the world around us.** Also available in an eBook downloadable version. **

Author : M. E. D'Imperio
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Ciphers
ISBN : UOM:39015005009140

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The Voynich Manuscript by M. E. D'Imperio Pdf

In spite of all the papers that others have written about the manuscript, there is no complete survey of all the approaches, ideas, background information and analytic studies that have accumulated over the nearly fifty-five years since the manuscript was discovered by Wilfrid M. Voynich in 1912. This report pulls together all the information the author could obtain from all the sources she has examined, and to present it in an orderly fashion. The resulting survey will provide a firm basis upon which other students may build their work, whether they seek to decipher the text or simply to learn more about the problem.

Author : Octavio Paz
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0674116291

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Children of the Mire by Octavio Paz Pdf

Octavio Paz launches a far-ranging excursion into the "incestuous and tempestuous" relations between modern poetry and the modern epoch. From the perspective of a Spanish-American and a poet, he explores the opposite meanings that the word "modern" has held for poets and philosophers, artists, and scientists. Tracing the beginnings of the modern poetry movement to the pre-Romantics, Paz outlines its course as a contradictory dialogue between the poetry of the Romance and Germanic languages. He discusses at length the unique character of Anglo-American "modernism" within the avant-garde movement, and especially vis- -vis French and Spanish-American poetry. Finally he offers a critique of our era's attitude toward the concept of time, affirming that we are at the "twilight of the idea of the future." He proposes that we are living at the end of the avant-garde, the end of that vision of the world and of art born with the first Romantics.

Author : Walter Cooper Dendy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : Apparitions
ISBN : OXFORD:600051290

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The Philosophy of Mystery by Walter Cooper Dendy Pdf

Author : Will Fowler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780965963

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Allies at Dieppe by Will Fowler Pdf

Set in the context of the Dieppe raid as a whole, Will Fowler studies the contribution of No. 4 Commando and Operation Cauldron. In August 1942, the Allies launched a raid against the German-held port of Dieppe on the French channel coast. It was largely a disaster, with the Canadian forces bearing the brunt of the catastrophe. However, it wasn't all a failure, and history has tended to overlook the role of 4 Commando, who, along with their US Ranger counter-parts, landed and successfully disabled the German guns threatening the rest of the landings. Their actions proved an excellent demonstration of the military adage “train hard, fight easy” and showed the advantage of proper operational planning and brilliant leadership. This controversial raid also included members of the Free French and it was the first time US land forces engaged the Germans on mainland Europe. Allies at Dieppe evaluates how and why they achieved their objectives in this daring Commando raid of World War II.

Author : Washington Irving
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : City and town life
ISBN : UCI:31970020374705

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Bracebridge Hall by Washington Irving Pdf

Author : Robert Collyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : England
ISBN : HARVARD:32044081220766

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Ilkley: Ancient & Modern by Robert Collyer Pdf

Author : John 1545-1612 Gerard
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013984234

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Gerard's Herball; by John 1545-1612 Gerard Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Richard South
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Lepidoptera
ISBN : CORNELL:31924018308829

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The Moths of the British Isles by Richard South Pdf

Author : John Gerard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Herbals
ISBN : OCLC:48869147

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The Herbal, Or General History of Plants by John Gerard Pdf

Author : William Charles Evans
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 3322 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0702041890

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Trease and Evans' Pharmacognosy by William Charles Evans Pdf

This encyclopedic reference work on pharmacognosy covers the study of those natural substances, principally plants, that find a use in medicine. Its popularity and longevity stem from the book's balance between classical (crude and powdered drugs' characterization and examination) and modern (phytochemistry and pharmacology) aspects of this branch of science, as well as the editor's recognition in recent years of the growing importance of complementary medicines, including herbal, homeopathic and aromatherapy. No other book provides such a wealth of detail. A reservoir of knowledge in a field where there is a resurgence of interest - plants as a source of drugs are of growing interest both in complementary medicine fields and in the pharmaceutical industry in their search for new 'lead compounds'. Dr Evans has been associated with the book for over 20 years and is a recognised authority in all parts of the world where pharmacognosy is studied, his knowledge and grasp of the subject matter is unique. Meticulously referenced and kept up to date by the editor, new contributors brought in to cover new areas. New chapter on 'Neuroceuticals'. Addition of many new compounds recently added to British Pharmacopoeia as a result of European harmonisation. Considers development in legal control and standardisation of plant materials previously regarded as 'herbal medicines'. More on the study of safety and efficacy of Chinese and Asian drugs. Quality control issues updated in line with latest guidelines (BP 2007).

Author : Suzanne Ashworth,Kent Whealy
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-31
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780988474901

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Seed to Seed by Suzanne Ashworth,Kent Whealy Pdf

A complete seed-saving guide of 160 vegetables, including detailed info on each vegetable.

Author : Georgia L. Irby-Massie,Paul T. Keyser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134556397

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Greek Science of the Hellenistic Era by Georgia L. Irby-Massie,Paul T. Keyser Pdf

We all want to understand the world around us, and the ancient Greeks were the first to try and do so in a way we can properly call scientific. Their thought and writings laid the essential foundations for the revivals of science in medieval Baghdad and renaissance Europe. Now their work is accessible to all, with this invaluable introduction to c.100 scientific authors active from 320 BCE to 230 CE. The book begins with an outline of a new socio-political model for the development and decline of Greek science, followed by eleven chapters that cover the main disciplines: * the science which the Greeks saw as fundamental - mathematics * astronomy * astrology and geography * mechanics * optics and pneumatics * the non-mathematical sciences of alchemy, biology, medicine and 'psychology'. Each chapter contains an accessible introduction on the origins and development of the topic in question, and all the authors are set in context with brief biographies.

Author : Cynthia Riggs
Publisher : Crooked Lane Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781683315698

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Widow's Wreath by Cynthia Riggs Pdf

It’s a case of cold feet—and cold-blooded murder—as 92-year-old poet/sleuth Victoria Trumbull gets more than she bargained for after hosting an ill-fated wedding. A wedding on picturesque Martha’s Vineyard promises to be the affair of the season when Penny Arbuthnot asks her cousin, feisty 92-year-old poet Victoria Trumbull, if she can use her property for the reception. Victoria agrees—but she has no idea what’s in store for the hapless couple. For one, Penny is seriously in debt and desperate to marry money. She thinks she’s on the road to riches when she hooks Rocco Bufano, whose father is a multi-billionaire. But unbeknownst to Penny, Rocco’s been disowned by dad. He’s also in hock up to his ears, and thinks he’s bagged the catch of a lifetime in a wealthy Vineyard native. He also knows that someone is out to kill him. In fact, several guests have a reason to off Rocco, among them an autistic savant with a prodigious knowledge of murder weapons. Victoria has assumed the reception will be a modest lemonade-and-gingersnap affair—but when a body is found in her cellar, it may be a happily-never-after in Widow’s Wreath, the fourteenth engaging installment in Cynthia Riggs’s beloved Martha’s Vineyard mysteries.

Author : Michael Leapman
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-13
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780571290284

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The Ingenious Mr Fairchild by Michael Leapman Pdf

By the early eighteenth century botanists were inching towards the shocking truth that plants had male and female organs and reproduced sexually. The first person to realize the practical implications of this was London nurseryman and author Thomas Fairchild. By transferring the pollen of a sweet William into the pistil of a carnation, he created a new plant that became known as 'Fairchild's Mule': the first man-made hybrid in Europe. But this primitive form of genetic engineering aroused a scientific and religious furore. Michael Leapman offers fascinating and colourful detail about the life and times of Fairchild, a troubled, gentle soul whose pioneering work changed the course of horticulture and paved the way for the growth of gardening as a cultural obsession. 'A beguiling perambulation around the Georgian nursery trade.' Sir Roy Strong, Daily Mail